Empower sponsors KTAR town hall on Arizona ballot measures

Empower served as presenting sponsor of KTAR News’ live town hall on Arizona’s November ballot measures in Scottsdale on Sept. 15, while its team also talked with attendees about veteran care and the company’s growing service lines. The event gave voters a nonpartisan forum on several propositions as Empower emphasized its community role in Arizona.

Why it matters: - Empower used the event to connect its veteran-care mission with a civic forum focused on Arizona’s November ballot measures. - The town hall gave voters a nonpartisan setting to hear about several propositions that could affect taxes, elections, schools and public policy. - The sponsorship also underscored Empower’s growing footprint in Arizona beyond behavioral health.

What happened: - Empower served as presenting sponsor of KTAR News’ “The Issues That Matter” town hall on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. - The event took place at Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West in Scottsdale. - Empower partnered with KTAR News and Arizona Talks to bring the forum to the Scottsdale community. - Chief Growth Officer Anthony Conti and members of Empower’s growth team attended and spoke with attendees throughout the evening. - The forum was hosted by LaDona Harvey, Jim Sharpe and Mike Broomhead of Arizona’s Morning News.

The details: - Experts, community leaders and local advocates discussed Arizona’s November ballot measures. - Proposition 141 would prohibit taxes or fees based on vehicle mileage. - Proposition 142 would restrict diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programs. - Proposition 144 would require voter identification and add election security measures. - Proposition 316 would cap municipal sales taxes on groceries at 2 percent. - Proposition 318 would restrict transgender athletes’ participation in certain school sports and access to certain facilities. - Proposition 320 would require large school districts to spend at least 60 percent of their budgets on direct classroom instruction. - Empower said it does not endorse or take a position on any ballot measure. - As presenting sponsor, Empower said its role was to help bring a nonpartisan public forum to the community. - Empower tied that role to its mission to serve Arizona’s veterans, injured workers and patients in its care. - Conti said, “Arizonans deserve to walk into the voting booth informed, not overwhelmed.” - Conti said Empower backed KTAR News and Arizona Talks to bring the town hall to Scottsdale. - Conti said the team also spent the evening talking with neighbors about the work Empower does for veterans and other patients. - Conti said growth and community responsibility go hand in hand. - Members of the growth team spoke with attendees about disability evaluations for veterans. - The team also discussed Empower’s personal injury and workers’ compensation service lines in Arizona.

Between the lines: - The sponsorship gave Empower a public-facing way to reinforce its brand with Arizona voters without taking sides on the ballot measures. - The event positioned the company as both a health-care provider and a community participant in a highly local political conversation. - The messaging linked business expansion with public service, especially around veterans and injured workers.

What's next: - Empower is continuing to grow its personal injury and workers’ compensation service lines in Arizona. - The company will likely keep leaning on community events to explain its services and widen local awareness. - Arizona voters will decide the November ballot measures later this election cycle.

The bottom line: - Empower used a nonpartisan ballot-measure forum to highlight its Arizona presence, its veteran services and its broader growth agenda.